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24.11Level 5 — deceptive cadence
Normal:
G7 → C
Deceptive:
G7 → Am
Instead of resolving dominant to tonic, the harmony moves to vi.
In C:
G7: G B D F
Am: A C E.
The ear expected C.
It gets A minor instead.